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On April 19th 2012, over 200 startups will gather in the Flatiron to showcase their products as part of NY Tech Day. The expo runs from 10am-4pm and gives you a chance to see tons of demos from new startups, mingle with the entrepreneurs, and hey, maybe even get a new job! Startups, investors, press, and end users are all likely to be there. There will be an awards ceremony from 6-8pm that same day to honor a few of the more interesting startups.

“We want to create an event that benefits startups of all sizes and gives them the opportunity to directly interact with the community with a focus on their individual needs — they can demo a new product, recruit for open positions, or just say hello to the tech community. The result has transformed NY Tech Day into a ‘psuedo-science fair’ for startups,” said John Petersen, cofounder of NY Tech Day.

It’s FREE to attend and right here in the neighborhood. Space is limited so register today at https://nytechday.com/attendee_registrations/new.

Gstaad (43 W. 26th Street) is hosting Digital Drink-Up 4.0 tonight (Wednesday April 18th) from 7pm-11pm. It’s basically a neighborhood happy hour for people in tech/digital/internet/startup careers.

Free to attend and co-hosted by Visual Goodness, listen to tunes by DJ Geko Jones while you connect with digital peers in the neighborhood.

You will recall last month that Warren Buffet’s son had his One Madison Park (23 East 22nd Street) condo up for sale, and according to Curbed, it has found a buyer and is in contract. This of course is the same building that never completely finished development and got tied up in the financial crisis, but has been pulled out of the ice by Related Companies and is slated to re-launch in late 2012.

Peter Buffet, the seller, is Warren Buffet’s Emmy Award-winning musician son. (Check out Peter Buffet’s music at http://peterbuffett.com/music/index.html).

Word is in from the Real Deal that the high-rise luxury condo project One Madison Park (23 East 22nd Street) is set to re-launch in late 2012 after years of financial trouble and other shenanigans with the building. The glass tower overlooking Madison Square Park only completed and sold some of the units (including to [...]

Here are a few more Madison Square Park and Flatiron neighborhood places that were named to New York Magazine’s annual ‘Best of’ issue:

“Best Blowout” – Drybar (4 West 16th Street)
“Best Workout Clothes” – Joe fresh (110 5th Avenue)
“Best Hardware Store” – Nuthouse Hardware (202 East 29th Street)
“Best Photo Digitizer” – Print Space (151 West 19th Street)
“Best Running Shoes” – New Balance (150 5th Avenue)
“Best Tableware” – Marimekko (200 5th Avenue)
“Best Zen Bootcamp” – Circuit of Change (57 West 16th Street)
“Best Microbrews” – La Birreria (200 5th Avenue)
“Best Karaoke” – Gagopa (28 West 32nd Street)

Browse all Best of New York winners at http://nymag.com/bestofny.

With all of the financial trouble at new glass tower development One Madison Park (23 East 22nd Street), sometimes we forget that some people actually did close and move into the luxury building, which is not even 100% completed. One of the buyers was reported to be none other than Peter Buffet, Warren Buffet’s Emmy Award-winning musician son. (Check out Peter Buffet’s music at http://peterbuffett.com/music/index.html).

But Curbed says his unit is for sale, and you can see the unit (and the insane views from it) at ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/02/peter_buffett_wants_out_of_one_madison_park_for_41_million.php.

By the way, after a bit of legal squabbling last year, it appears HFZ Capital Group and the Related Companies will take over and finish the building, which should be quite popular given its location and views.